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Thread: What type and wattage |
    
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
Ca
Usa
Post Number: 27
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:16 pm: |
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i got a crap alpine 350 watt rms amp to power my 2 12"kicker compvr's. is this enough so that it can push out all power on the 400rms subs a piece or do i need to get a new one and which 1 can u help. |
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Silver Member Username: Rosrock2000
Notre dame!
USA
Post Number: 296
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:28 pm: |
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first off alpine makes very nice amps
If your amp does 350 rms then ull gonna want a new amp cause ur subs take 300 rms a piece(600 total). If your subs are dvc's then look for an amp that does 600 rms at 4 ohms. if you have single voice coil's then look for something that does 600 at 2 ohms. Some good brands are kicker, alpine, rockford, and directed.(ebay is cheapest) |
Silver Member Username: Freezeman_7
EveryThing I Own is FO...,
OK
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Post Number: 707
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:30 pm: |
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fusion makes a good amp for not alot of money, they are under rated |
Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13
Fi SSD
USA
Post Number: 3643
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:31 pm: |
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what are the voice configs of you subs? |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
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Post Number: 28
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:58 pm: |
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they are doing 400rms a piece (they are not the black and yellow ones they are the silver and red) |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
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Post Number: 29
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:59 pm: |
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i dont know what that is so if you can explain it that would b nice |
Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13
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Post Number: 3644
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 04:05 pm: |
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are they dual 2 or dual 4?
need that before we can tell you an amp |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
Ca
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Post Number: 30
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 04:17 pm: |
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the amp that i have says on it that it is a alpine mono amplifier MRP-M650 and i think the subs are dual 4 |
Gold Member Username: Juliob
Santo Domingo
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Post Number: 4176
Registered: Dec-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:57 pm: |
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if they're dual 4 ohm, look for 800-1000w rms at 1 ohm. One example is hifonics bxi 1206d. Since alpine is cr4p for you, try getting a memphis MCD1000d |
Gold Member Username: N2audio
Lawrence,
Ks
USA
Post Number: 1199
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:06 am: |
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that's not a 350w amp. It's actually a pretty nice 600w amp, and a little under-rated.
It WOULD make a decent amp for those subs, but it works best running a 2 ohm load, which is where it produces 600w. With your pair of DVC 4's you can only get a 1 or 4 ohm load which is why it makes sense to look for an amp that's 600-800w at 1 ohm.
You should be able to sell that amp on ebay for $150 or more if its in pretty good shape. That will cover a good portion of a quality ~800w 1 ohm amp. |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
Ca
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Post Number: 42
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:06 am: |
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thanks alot for the help do you guys know anything about capacitors and which one would be good but cheap and how to install them |
Silver Member Username: Sinful_systems70
Post Number: 458
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:11 am: |
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NO CAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Silver Member Username: Hootz
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
Canada
Post Number: 238
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:21 am: |
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"that's not a 350w amp. It's actually a pretty nice 600w amp, and a little under-rated."
How under-rated? I couldn't really find any good reviews on them. I just picked one up for my brother along with a type r 12 and I'm curious to know how they'll match up |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
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Post Number: 49
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:55 am: |
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what wattage would be too much for my 2 12" kicker comvr's at eather 4 or 2 ohms so i know i cant go that high |
Silver Member Username: Hootz
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
Canada
Post Number: 245
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:58 am: |
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don't worry about going over. Worry about not having enough. If you have too much, just keep the gain or volume down on the amp. Most amp ratings are at 14.4v anyways, which it probably won't see very often if ever. So it's good to have a bit extra. |
Gold Member Username: Juliob
Santo Domingo
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Post Number: 4188
Registered: Dec-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 12:51 pm: |
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dj, keep in the 800-1200w rms range |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
Ca
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Post Number: 62
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 01:19 pm: |
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cool thanks guys for the info. can i get another amp of the same one and hook each sub individually. or will that not work? |
Silver Member Username: Nd4spd18
Post Number: 444
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:32 pm: |
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"NO CAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Gold Member Username: N2audio
Lawrence,
Ks
USA
Post Number: 1201
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 05:00 pm: |
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"can i get another amp of the same one and hook each sub individually."
yeah, 1 mrp-m650 per sub would make a real nice combo.
not way under-rated. They run 10-20%. Just enough to know you're going to get at least what's advertised at any voltage within reason. |
Bronze Member Username: Djhasanicesoundsystem
Vista,
Ca
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Post Number: 65
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 10:51 am: |
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so then in a few weeks ill get another alpine mrp-m650 amp and you guys can help me hook it up? |
